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W. EBERHARD.

GUSPIDOR STAND. No. 290,759. Patented Dec. 25, 1883.

U ITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ GEORGE T. FORD,

OF SAME PLACE.

CUSPlDOR-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,759, dated December25, 1883.

Application filed November 5, 1853. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EBERHAR-D, a citizen of the United States,residing at kron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in CuspidorStands, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The general nature of my invention is alow stand of suitable dimensionsfor a cuspidorholder provided with casters, and formed with anupwardlyprojecting flange at the circumference, and having the innersides of the flange and the bottom of the stand formed to receive andretain pieces of rubber or cushions.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is aplan, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

The stand a may be of cast metal, and is formed with a flange or raisedcircumference, b, to retain the cuspidor on the stand. It is notessential that the flange should entirely surround the stand; but Iprefer that it should be so formed. It is provided with ordinaryfurniture-casters, e, on which it is supported, and may easily be movedfrom place to place on the floor of a room. Suitable holes, 0, areformed in its bottom and in the inner sides of its circumference orflange b, to receive and retain cushions, s of rubber or other suitablematerial, to prevent the cuspidonwhich is to be placed on the standWithin flange b, from coming in contact with the body of the stand.

I claim as my invention 1. As an article oi manufacture, acuspidor-stand provided with casters 6, and formed with a flange, b, andwith suitable holes, 0, in the bottom of the stand and the inner sidesof the flange b,to hold cushions s, substantially as described.

2. A cuspidor-stand formed with a flange, b, and provided with casters 6and cushions s on its bottom and on the inner sides of said flange,substantially as described.

XVILLIAM EBERHARD.

W'itnesses:

BRADFORD HOWLAND, D. P. OOWL.

